Fall Grant Awards
- 2024 Fall Grant Awards
Program Name/Purpose of Grant Award Endowment Awarded From A Kid Again $2,750 2025 Michigan Chapter Adventures for Families in the GTRCF Service Area $750 Youth Endowment- Antrim $2,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse Acme Christian Thrift Store & Food Pantry (ACTS) $9,900 ACTS Food Pantry $3,000 Campbell Endowment $1,400 Youth Endowment- Antrim $2,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse $3,500 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska American Heritage Girls $4,400 American Heritage Girls $4,400 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth Benzie Area Christian Neighbors $5,000 Benzie Blessings in a Backpack $5,000 Youth Endowment- Benzie Benzie Conservation District $1,335 Benzie Nature Journal $1,335 John N. Barnes Environmental Education Endowment Benzie Senior Resources $3,000 Senior Nutrition Program $3,000 Campbell Endowment Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Michigan $9,500 Bigs Child Safety Training $8,000 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth $1,500 MSU/Big Ten Fund for Safe & Healthy Kids Child & Family Services of Northwestern Michigan $26,500 YouthWork Conservation Corps: Strengthening young people and their communities through service $510 Access to Recreation Endowment $8,000 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth $5,000 Land Use Conservation and Planning Endowment Youthwork Conservation Corps: Making a difference in YOUR county $2,500 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska $2,500 Youth Endowment- Leelanau Healing Homes: Keeping loving foster homes open by meeting child and family needs $1,490 Boys and Girls Club Endowment Nurturing Youth, Building Futures: Providing mental health and life skills support to regional youth $3,000 Campbell Endowment The 24/7 CFS Youth Crisis Line: Helping youth avoid substance misuse and violence $2,000 GT Families in Action for Youth Endowment Healthy Youth & Families: Violence prevention, health, and conflict resolution for families $1,500 Healthy Youth and Healthy Seniors Endowment Discovery Pier $3,500 Great Lakes Kayaking Access for All $1,500 Access to Recreation Endowment Discovery Pier’s All Aboard Program $2,000 Richard V. and Kimiko O. Williams Endowment Do A Little Good $3,000 The Little Free Food Library $3,000 Campbell Endowment Experiential Ink $3,500 Camp4All $1,500 Youth Endowment- Benzie $2,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse Free Rein Farm $2,100 Mini Donkey School Visits $1,100 Youth Endowment- Antrim $1,000 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska Generations Ahead $11,620 Internships for Parenting Teenagers $1,000 Boys and Girls Club Endowment $3,000 Campbell Endowment $2,000 GT Families in Action for Youth Endowment Families Eating Well Together! $3,620 Joan Rajkovich McGarry Family Education Endowment Generations Ahead Advisory Council $1,000 Youth Endowment- Benzie $1,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse Girl Scouts of Michigan Shore to Shore $250 Empowering Girls through the Girl Scout Leadership Experience $250 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska Glen Arbor Arts Center $4,000 Year-round Arts Education for Youth, Teens and Young Adults $1,500 Genuine Leelanau Charitable Endowment $2,500 Youth Endowment- Leelanau Good Samaritan Family Services $3,000 Food Pantry Assistance $3,000 Campbell Endowment Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools 1$2,000 Robotics 2024-2025 $12,000 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth Grand Traverse Conservation District 1$8,000 Environmental Stewardship $18,000 Edwards Boardman River Conservation Endowment Grand Traverse County Parks and Recreation $2,500 Student development and installation of a rain garden project at Medalie Park $2,500 Land Use Conservation and Planning Endowment Grand Traverse Dyslexia Association $7,000 The Tuition Assistance Project $3,000 Campbell Endowment $2,000 Youth Endowment- Antrim $2,000 Youth Endowment- Leelanau Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy $3,760 Land Use planning for “The Ridge” in East Bay Township $3,760 Land Use Conservation and Planning Endowment Great Lakes Center for the Arts $1,500 Dorothy Gerber Strings Program (DGSP) Free Classroom Lessons in Antrim County Schools $1,500 Youth Endowment- Antrim Grow Benzie $5,000 Benzie Human Services Collaborative Family Services Workgroup $3,000 Campbell Endowment Benzie Area Youth Initiative: Tech & Youth Mental Health Project $2,000 Youth Endowment- Benzie Habitat for Humanity - Grand Traverse Region $3,000 New Waves Development $3,000 Campbell Endowment Historic Elk Rapids Town Hall Association $7,000 HERTH Window Project $7,000 Elk Rapids Area Community Endowment Home Sweet Home $3,000 Home Sweet Home Bridge to Home Ownership $3,000 Campbell Endowment Hospice of Michigan $3,000 Gestures of Grace $3,000 Campbell Endowment Inland Seas Education Association $10,750 Protecting and Connecting With The Great Lakes Through Education $825 Elk Rapids Area Education Endowment $825 John N. Barnes Environmental Education Endowment $300 Kingsley Community Endowment $4,000 Land Use Conservation and Planning Endowment $1,000 Richard V. and Kimiko O. Williams Endowment $1,800 Suttons Bay and Bingham Endowment Young Women in STEM Overnight Programs $2,000 Youth Endowment- Leelanau Kids On The Go - Traverse City $3,000 Multi-disciplinary Summer Camp Programs $3,000 Campbell Endowment Launch to Leadership of Northern Michigan $4,000 Launch to Leadership of Northern Michigan for the 2024 / 2025 School Year $2,000 Elk Rapids Area Education Endowment $2,000 Youth Endowment- Antrim Leelanau Children's Center $2,005 Leelanau Children's Center Process Art Project $2,005 Genuine Leelanau Charitable Endowment Leelanau Christian Neighbors $2,000 Car Seats for LCN Baby Pantry 2024-2025 $2,000 Campbell Endowment Maraschino Music $6,165 Culturally Appropriate Mental Health Therapy for Spanish speaking families and children $1,000 Genuine Leelanau Charitable Endowment $915 GT Families in Action for Youth Endowment Grupo Folklorico Xochiquetzal $1,500 Suttons Bay and Bingham Endowment Maraschino Cultural Bienestar Initiative $2,000 Youth Endowment- Benzie $750 Youth Endowment- Leelanau Maritime Heritage Alliance $5,915 SAIL "Champion" expansion project $915 GT Families in Action for Youth Endowment $5,000 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth Michael's Place $7,500 Providing Safe Space and Healthy Healing for Bereaved Youth $1,500 Youth Endowment- Antrim $2,500 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska $3,500 Youth Endowment- Leelanau Michigan Crossroads Council, Boy Scouts of America $250 Sustaining Grand Traverse Region Scouting $250 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska New Day Foundation For Families $3,000 Financial Assistance Awards for Cancer Patients $3,000 Campbell Endowment Northwest Education Services $1,750 North Ed Migrant Youth Empowerment Club $500 Youth Endowment- Antrim $750 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse $500 Youth Endowment- Leelanau Northwest Michigan Supportive Housing $3,000 Ending Chronic Homelessness $3,000 Campbell Endowment Northwestern Michigan College Foundation $10,000 Police Academy Equipment Training $10,000 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth Planned Parenthood of Michigan $1,250 Growing Resilience: Planting Seeds for Wellness and Connection $1,250 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse PoWeR! Book Bags $11,140 Little Learners of Antrim at EHS & Antrim Health Department $1,000 Elk Rapids Area Education Endowment Little Learners at Kingsley Preschool $390 Kingsley Community Endowment Little Learners at Leelanau Christian Neighbors $1,000 Suttons Bay and Bingham Endowment Building PoWeRful relationships in the early years for better later years! $2,000 Youth Endowment- Antrim $1,500 Youth Endowment- Benzie $1,000 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska $4,250 Youth Endowment- Leelanau Remain in Touch $2,750 Remain in Touch $750 Youth Endowment- Antrim $1,000 Youth Endowment- Benzie $1,000 Youth Endowment- Leelanau ROCK of Kingsley Youth Center $20,890 YOU MATTER - Universal Access to Recreation $510 Access to Recreation Endowment 2024/2025 YOU MATTER - Youth Programming $10,000 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth $500 Kingsley Community Endowment $3,500 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse 2024/2025 YOU MATTER - Self-Sufficiency Programming $3,000 Campbell Endowment 2024/2025 YOU MATTER - Healthy Youth and Healthy Seniors - Health and Nutrition Program $1,500 Healthy Youth and Healthy Seniors Endowment 2024/2025 YOU MATTER - Nutrition Education & Physical Activity Program $1,380 Joan Rajkovich McGarry Family Education Endowment 2024/2025 Veterans Support $500 Veterans Support Endowment Ronald McDonald House of Western Michigan $8,500 Supporting In-Patient Physical & Mental Health Care for Youth $5,000 Youth Endowment- Antrim $1,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse $2,500 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska Salvation Army - Traverse City $5,000 Project Good Neighbor - Family Emergency Assistance program $3,000 Campbell Endowment Youth Programs - Providing Paths for our Future Leaders $2,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse SEEDS Ecology and Education Centers $9,500 Wood Rescue Initiative $5,000 Land Use Conservation and Planning Endowment Skill Development and Job Training for Northern Michigan Youth $2,000 Youth Endowment- Benzie $2,500 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska ShareCare of Leelanau $3,000 Memory Cafe $3,000 Healthy Youth and Healthy Seniors Endowment Suttons Bay Public Schools $6,500 EXPOSURES 2025 $1,000 Genuine Leelanau Charitable Endowment $1,000 Suttons Bay and Bingham Endowment $500 Youth Endowment- Leelanau Suttons Bay Public Schools Staff Wellness Program $1,000 Suttons Bay and Bingham Endowment Suttons Bay High School Robotics $1,500 Suttons Bay and Bingham Endowment Revival of the Musical Theater Program $1,500 Suttons Bay and Bingham Endowment The Blood Cancer Foundation of Michigan $3,000 Promoting Self-Sufficiency and Independence for Blood Cancer Patients in NW Lower MI $3,000 Campbell Endowment The Friendship Community Center $11,300 Leelanau Investing For Teens (LIFT) $1,000 Boys and Girls Club Endowment $3,000 Campbell Endowment $1,500 Genuine Leelanau Charitable Endowment $800 Healthy Youth and Healthy Seniors Endowment $1,000 Joan Rajkovich McGarry Family Education Endowment $2,500 Suttons Bay and Bingham Endowment LIFT Travels to Mackinac Island! $1,500 Youth Endowment- Leelanau The MiMusic Scholarship Fund $3,340 The MiMusic Scholarship Program $3,340 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth Traverse Area Recreation and Transportation Trails, Inc. $4,500 Recycle-A-Bicycle $2,000 Campbell Endowment A Vasa Pathway for Everyone $2,500 Land Use Conservation and Planning Endowment Traverse Bay Children's Advocacy Center $8,000 Empowering Communities: Child Abuse Prevention and Education $8,000 Northwest Michigan Osteopathic Endowment Traverse City Area Public Schools $11,037.07 TCAPS Indigenous Student Clubs Inaugural Round Dance $500 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse East Middle School: Mild Cognitively Impaired Program $500 TCAPS Academic Excellence Endowment East Middle School: Let's Model Some Science $254.07 TCAPS Academic Excellence Endowment Cherry Knoll Elementary: New Books $1,500 TCAPS Academic Excellence Endowment Courtade Elementary: Creative Explorers Program $1,000 TCAPS Academic Excellence Endowment West Middle School: PE 9 Square in the Air $799 TCAPS Academic Excellence Endowment Elementary English Learner (EL) Program $600 TCAPS Academic Excellence Endowment Central Grade School: Decodable Books for Beginning Readers $4,044 TCAPS Academic Excellence Endowment West Senior High: Traverse City West Color Guard $475 Titan Excellence Endowment West Senior High: Mental Health Education/Awareness T-shirts $600 Titan Excellence Endowment West Senior High: Moden UN $300 Titan Excellence Endowment West Senior High: Measuring Temperature in Science Classes $465 Titan Excellence Endowment Traverse City Roller Derby $1,000 TC Youth Roller Derby Program $1,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse Traverse City West Robotics Boosters $2,500 TC West Robotics Boosters - 3D Printer, Parts & Filament $2,500 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth Trinity Lutheran Church $7,000 Trail Life Troop MI-2818 $7,000 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth United Way of Northwest Michigan $3,000 Grand Traverse Early Care & Learning Colloquia $3,000 Campbell Endowment Village of Elk Rapids $5,000 Elk Rapids DDA - Benches for Ames Street $5,000 Elk Rapids Area Community Endowment Wellness Center at the grand traverse pavilions $1,000 Wellness Center Aquatic Therapy Aftercare Scholarship $1,000 Campbell Endowment Women's Resource Center for the Grand Traverse Area $19,344 Haven of Hope: Emergency Shelter Program $2,080 Campbell Endowment $1,000 Genuine Leelanau Charitable Endowment $2,264 MSU/Big Ten Fund for Safe & Healthy Kids $5,000 Youth Endowment- Benzie $4,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse $5,000 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska Writers Series Of Traverse City $6,500 Fighting Words Event with Author Kimberly Brubaker Bradley $4,000 MSU/Big Ten Fund for Safe & Healthy Kids The Raising Writers Program of the National Writers Series $2,500 Youth Endowment- Antrim Young Marines of Traverse City $10,000 Continued Leadership Training for Adults and Young Marines and Historical Education Trip $10,000 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth Total Awarded: $383,501.07 - 2024 Youth Endowment Grant Awards
Program Name/Purpose of Grant Award Endowment Awarded From A Kid Again $2,750 2025 Michigan Chapter Adventures for Families in the GTRCF Service Area $750 Youth Endowment- Antrim $2,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse Acme Christian Thrift Store & Food Pantry (ACTS) $6,900 ACTS Food Pantry $1,400 Youth Endowment- Antrim $2,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse $3,500 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska Benzie Area Christian Neighbors $5,000 Benzie Blessings in a Backpack $5,000 Youth Endowment- Benzie Child & Family Services of Northwestern Michigan $5,000 Youthwork Conservation Corps: Making a difference in YOUR county $2,500 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska $2,500 Youth Endowment- Leelanau Experiential Ink $3,500 Camp4All $1,500 Youth Endowment- Benzie $2,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse Free Rein Farm $2,100 Mini Donkey School Visits $1,100 Youth Endowment- Antrim $1,000 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska Generations Ahead $2,000 Generations Ahead Advisory Council $1,000 Youth Endowment- Benzie $1,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse Girl Scouts of Michigan Shore to Shore $250 Empowering Girls through the Girl Scout Leadership Experience $250 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska Glen Arbor Arts Center $2,500 Year-round Arts Education for Youth, Teens and Young Adults $2,500 Youth Endowment- Leelanau Grand Traverse Dyslexia Association $4,000 The Tuition Assistance Project $2,000 Youth Endowment- Antrim $2,000 Youth Endowment- Leelanau Great Lakes Center for the Arts $1,500 Dorothy Gerber Strings Program (DGSP) Free Classroom Lessons in Antrim County Schools $1,500 Youth Endowment- Antrim Grow Benzie $2,000 Benzie Area Youth Initiative: Tech & Youth Mental Health Project $2,000 Youth Endowment- Benzie Inland Seas Education Association $2,000 Young Women in STEM Overnight Programs $2,000 Youth Endowment- Leelanau Launch to Leadership of Northern Michigan $2,000 Launch to Leadership of Northern Michigan for the 2024 / 2025 School Year $2,000 Youth Endowment- Antrim Maraschino Music $2,750 Maraschino Cultural Bienestar Initiative $2,000 Youth Endowment- Benzie $750 Youth Endowment- Leelanau Michael's Place $7,500 Providing Safe Space and Healthy Healing for Bereaved Youth $1,500 Youth Endowment- Antrim $2,500 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska $3,500 Youth Endowment- Leelanau Michigan Crossroads Council, Boy Scouts of America $250 Sustaining Grand Traverse Region Scouting $250 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska Northwest Education Services $1,750 North Ed Migrant Youth Empowerment Club $500 Youth Endowment- Antrim $750 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse $500 Youth Endowment- Leelanau Planned Parenthood of Michigan $1,250 Growing Resilience: Planting Seeds for Wellness and Connection $1,250 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse PoWeR! Book Bags $8,750 Building PoWeRful relationships in the early years for better later years! $2,000 Youth Endowment- Antrim $1,500 Youth Endowment- Benzie $1,000 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska $4,250 Youth Endowment- Leelanau Remain in Touch $2,750 Remain in Touch $750 Youth Endowment- Antrim $1,000 Youth Endowment- Benzie $1,000 Youth Endowment- Leelanau ROCK of Kingsley Youth Center $3,500 2024/2025 YOU MATTER - Youth Programming $3,500 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse Ronald McDonald House of Western Michigan $8,500 Supporting In-Patient Physical & Mental Health Care for Youth $5,000 Youth Endowment- Antrim $1,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse $2,500 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska Salvation Army - Traverse City $2,000 Youth Programs - Providing Paths for our Future Leaders $2,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse SEEDS Ecology and Education Centers $4,500 Skill Development and Job Training for Northern Michigan Youth $2,000 Youth Endowment- Benzie $2,500 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska Suttons Bay Public Schools $500 EXPOSURES 2025 $500 Youth Endowment- Leelanau The Friendship Community Center $1,500 LIFT Travels to Mackinac Island! $1,500 Youth Endowment- Leelanau Traverse City Area Public Schools $500 TCAPS Indigenous Student Clubs Inaugural Round Dance $500 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse Traverse City Roller Derby $1,000 TC Youth Roller Derby Program $1,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse Women's Resource Center for the Grand Traverse Area $14,000 Haven of Hope: Emergency Shelter Program $5,000 Youth Endowment- Benzie $4,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse $5,000 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska Writers Series Of Traverse City $2,500 The Raising Writers Program of the National Writers Series $2,500 Youth Endowment- Antrim Total Awarded: $105,000.07 - 2023 Fall Grant Awards
Program Name/Purpose of Grant Award Endowment Awarded From Acme Christian Thrift Store & Food Pantry (ACTS) $10,956 ACTS Food Pantry $3,500 Campbell Endowment $1,500 Youth Endowment- Antrim County $2,000 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska County ACTS Drainage Remedy $3,956 Elk Rapids Area Community Endowment Alden Men's Club $3,000 Helping Those in Need $3,000 Campbell Endowment American Heritage Girls $7,800 American Heritage Girls $7,800 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth American Red Cross Northern MI Chapter $1,430 Disaster Cycle Services / Home Fire Campaign $1,430 Campbell Endowment Benzie Aquatic Center dba Benzie Wellness and Aquatic Center $3,000 Site Discovery, Project Design + Costing Phase $3,000 Campbell Endowment $0 Access to Recreation Endowment Benzie Area Christian Neighbors $4,600 KINship – Kids in Need $4,600 Youth Endowment- Benzie County Benzie Senior Resources $3,000 Produce Bingo $3,000 Campbell Endowment Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Michigan $13,000 Big Futures Program $8,000 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth Bigs' Child Safety Training $5,000 MSU/Big Ten Fund for Safe & Healthy Kids Child & Family Services of Northwestern Michigan $25,785 Realizing Youth Potential: The new Next Level Independent Living Plus program for foster youth $685 Boys and Girls Club Endowment Self-Sufficiency Start-Up: The New CFS Next Level Independent Living Plus program for foster youth $3,000 Campbell Endowment YouthWork Conservation Corps $8,000 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth $7,000 Land Use Conservation and Planning Endowment $1,000 Youth Endowment- Antrim County $4,600 Youth Endowment- Benzie County $1,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse County $500 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska County $0 Joan Rajkovich McGarry Family Education Endowment $0 John N. Barnes Environmental Education Endowment $0 Richard V. and Kimiko O. Williams Endowment $0 Suttons Bay and Bingham Endowment Healthy Futures for Foster Youth: The new CFS Next Level Independent Living Plus program $0 Healthy Youth and Healthy Seniors Endowment Discovery Center Great Lakes $1,200 Fishing for All at Discovery Pier $1,200 Access to Recreation Endowment El Grupo Norte Youth Cycling $2,500 Spring & Fall Youth Adventure Bike Club $2,500 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse Norte Youth Scholarship Fund $0 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Northwest Michigan $5,000 Northwest Michigan FCA General Operations $5,000 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth Frankfort Elberta Area Schools $700 Frankfort Middle School Library $700 Youth Endowment- Benzie County Free Rein Farm $2,000 Equine Assisted Learning, Youth Program Matching Sponsorships $2,000 Youth Endowment- Antrim County Friends of the Garden Theater $600 Stories That Heal Light House Festival $600 Youth Endowment- Benzie County $0 Healthy Youth and Healthy Seniors Endowment Generations Ahead $12,000 Career Internship program for young parents $1,000 Boys and Girls Club Endowment $3,000 Campbell Endowment $3,000 GT Families in Action for Youth Endowment $0 Healthy Youth and Healthy Seniors Endowment $0 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth Healthy food and nutrition for young families $3,200 Joan Rajkovich McGarry Family Education Endowment Program Engagement $600 Youth Endowment- Benzie County $200 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse County $1,000 Youth Endowment- Leelanau County Glen Arbor Arts Center $1,000 Glen Arbor Arts Center Youth Education $1,000 Genuine Leelanau Charitable Endowment Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools $12,000 GTACS Robotics and STEM Programs $12,000 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth Grand Traverse Dyslexia Association $15,700 Tuition Assistance Project $3,500 Campbell Endowment $4,500 Youth Endowment- Antrim County $1,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse County $4,200 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska County $2,500 Youth Endowment- Leelanau County $0 Genuine Leelanau Charitable Endowment $0 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth Grand Traverse Industries $3,000 GTI Field of Dreams $3,000 Campbell Endowment $0 Healthy Youth and Healthy Seniors Endowment $0 Access to Recreation Endowment $0 Northwest Michigan Osteopathic Endowment Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy $3,000 Enhancing access to recreation for individuals with mobility challenges $1,000 Access to Recreation Endowment Land use planning: Perch Lake Addition to Upper Manistee Headwaters: the Milock Family Preserve $2,000 Land Use Conservation and Planning Endowment Enhancing access to nature for youth and seniors with mobility challenges $0 Healthy Youth and Healthy Seniors Endowment Enhancing stewardship and educational opportunities for individuals with mobility challenges $0 Richard V. and Kimiko O. Williams Endowment Habitat for Humanity - Grand Traverse Region $1,000 Down Payment Assistance Program $1,000 Campbell Endowment Historic Elk Rapids Township Hall Association $5,000 HERTHA Operating Funds Project $5,000 Elk Rapids Area Community Endowment Historical Society of Michigan $1,000 Michigan History Day® in Elk Rapids Schools $1,000 Elk Rapids Area Education Endowment Michigan History Day® in Kingsley Schools $0 Kingsley Community Endowment Home Sweet Home $1,000 Home Sweet Home, Bridge Down Payment Help $1,000 Campbell Endowment Hospice of Michigan $3,000 NorthStar Palliative Care (NSPC) $3,000 Campbell Endowment $0 Healthy Youth and Healthy Seniors Endowment Immigration Law & Justice Michigan $2,500 Support and expand free immigration legal services for children and youth $2,500 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse County Inland Seas Education Association $10,880 Support for 2024 Great Lakes Education Programming $825 Elk Rapids Area Education Endowment $1,000 Genuine Leelanau Charitable Endowment $1,055 John N. Barnes Environmental Education Endowment $4,000 Land Use Conservation and Planning Endowment $1,000 Richard V. and Kimiko O. Williams Endowment $2,000 Suttons Bay and Bingham Endowment Young Women in STEM Great Lakes 3-Day Sailing Experience $1,000 Youth Endowment- Leelanau County Junior Achievement of Northwest Michigan $1,170 Inspiring Kingsley Youth for Future Success $1,170 Kingsley Community Endowment Inspiring Grand Traverse Youth for Future Success $0 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth Kalkaska Commission on Aging $1,620 Pharmaceutical Need Program $1,620 Healthy Youth and Healthy Seniors Endowment Kalkaska High School $500 Cross Country/ Track & Field- Wood Memorial Trout Run $500 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska County Kids On The Go - Traverse City $4,500 Therapy Camp Program Development $3,000 Campbell Endowment $500 Youth Endowment- Benzie County $1,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse County $0 Joan Rajkovich McGarry Family Education Endowment Leelanau Christian Neighbors $4,500 Produce for Food Pantry 2023-2024 $3,000 Healthy Youth and Healthy Seniors Endowment $1,500 Suttons Bay and Bingham Endowment Leelanau County Cancer Foundation $3,000 Leelanau County Cancer Foundation $3,000 Campbell Endowment Leland Public School $3,805 Our Transatlantic Conservation Learning Project $2,305 Genuine Leelanau Charitable Endowment $1,500 Land Use Conservation and Planning Endowment $0 Richard V. and Kimiko O. Williams Endowment Make-A-Wish Michigan $2,000 Wish Granting $1,000 Youth Endowment- Benzie County $1,000 Youth Endowment- Leelanau County Michael's Place $7,000 Serving Bereaved Youth and Children through Support, Advocacy, and Education $2,000 Youth Endowment- Antrim County $1,000 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska County $4,000 Youth Endowment- Leelanau County Michigan Legacy Art Park $1,055 Environmental Education Using the "Raindrops" Community Collaboration Art Project $1,055 John N. Barnes Environmental Education Endowment National Alliance on Mental Illness Grand Traverse $19,200 Northwest Michigan Youth Mental Health Initiative $3,500 Campbell Endowment $5,000 Northwest Michigan Osteopathic Endowment $1,500 Suttons Bay and Bingham Endowment $2,200 Youth Endowment- Antrim County $1,000 Youth Endowment- Benzie County $1,000 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska County $2,600 Youth Endowment- Leelanau County $2,000 Healthy Youth and Healthy Seniors Endowment $0 Boys and Girls Club Endowment $0 MSU/Big Ten Fund for Safe & Healthy Kids $0 Elk Rapids Area Education Endowment $0 Genuine Leelanau Charitable Endowment $0 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth NAMI Homefront Program $400 Veterans Support Endowment New Community Vision $1,500 New Community Vision $1,500 Land Use Conservation and Planning Endowment Northwest Michigan Health Services, Inc. $2,000 Continuous Glucose Monitoring Project (CoGoMoP) $2,000 Campbell Endowment Northwest Michigan Mountain Bike Assocition $500 Vasa Bike Park $500 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse County $0 Youth Endowment- Antrim County $0 Youth Endowment- Leelanau County Northwest Michigan Supportive Housing $3,000 Initiative to End Chronic Homelessness $3,000 Campbell Endowment Initiative to End Chronic Homelessness $0 Kingsley Community Endowment Northwestern Michigan College Foundation $10,000 Northwestern Michigan College Police Academy Equipment Upgrade $10,000 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth PoWeR! Book Bags $17,000 5 County Littles at the Pantries Welcoming in the New Year, Part 1 $3,000 Campbell Endowment PoWeR! Book Bags in Antrim County with the Health Department $2,000 Elk Rapids Area Education Endowment $0 Elk Rapids Area Community Endowment PoWeR! Book Bags and Leelanau County $2,000 Genuine Leelanau Charitable Endowment PoWeR! Book Bags and Leelanau County $1,000 Suttons Bay and Bingham Endowment PoWeR! Book Bags School Literacy Give-Aways $3,500 Youth Endowment- Antrim County $1,000 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska County $4,500 Youth Endowment- Leelanau County $0 Youth Endowment- Benzie County PoWeR! Book Bags and the Youth visiting the Salvation Army of Traverse City $0 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth PoWeR! Book Bags and the Kingsley Preschool $0 Kingsley Community Endowment Project Feed the Kids $6,000 Project Feed the kids $3,000 Campbell Endowment $3,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse County $0 Genuine Leelanau Charitable Endowment $0 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth $0 Kingsley Community Endowment $0 Suttons Bay and Bingham Endowment Right Tree $500 Community Art $500 Youth Endowment- Antrim County Salvation Army - Traverse City $3,000 Project Good Neighbor - Family Emergency Assistance program $3,000 Campbell Endowment SEEDS Ecology and Education Centers $7,990 SEEDS Youth Advisory Council $1,000 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska County $0 Youth Endowment- Benzie County $0 Youth Endowment- Leelanau County The SEEDS Wood Rescue and Reforestation Initiative $5,000 Land Use Conservation and Planning Endowment EcoCorps Power Island Trail Improvements $1,990 Richard V. and Kimiko O. Williams Endowment Environmental Career Training in Benzie County $0 John N. Barnes Environmental Education Endowment Step Up Northern Michigan $1,000 The Maverick Enrichment Program $1,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse County Suttons Bay Public Schools $3,000 Exposures 2024 $1,000 Genuine Leelanau Charitable Endowment $1,000 Suttons Bay and Bingham Endowment Suttons Bay FIRST Competitive Robotics Program $1,000 Suttons Bay and Bingham Endowment TC West Robotics Boosters $4,300 TC West Robotics - Robot Drive Base Parts & Motors $4,300 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth TC West High School Robotics -- Lodging & Food Expenses Assistance $0 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse County The Dream Team Northern Michigan $4,000 Dream Team Northern Michigan $1,000 Youth Endowment- Antrim County $2,000 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska County $1,000 Youth Endowment- Leelanau County The Friendship Community Center $8,600 Leelanau Investing For Teens (LIFT) $1,000 Boys and Girls Club Endowment $3,000 Campbell Endowment $1,500 Genuine Leelanau Charitable Endowment $2,500 Suttons Bay and Bingham Endowment $0 Healthy Youth and Healthy Seniors Endowment $0 Joan Rajkovich McGarry Family Education Endowment Alternative Spring Break for Leelanau County Teens $600 Youth Endowment- Leelanau County The MiMusic Scholarship Fund $3,000 The MiMusic Scholarship Program $3,000 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth $0 Boys and Girls Club Endowment $0 Genuine Leelanau Charitable Endowment $0 Kingsley Community Endowment $0 Suttons Bay and Bingham Endowment The ROCK of Kingsley Youth Center $12,485 Healthy Teens, Healthy Community, Healthy Future! $685 Boys and Girls Club Endowment $8,000 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth $2,800 Joan Rajkovich McGarry Family Education Endowment $0 Healthy Youth and Healthy Seniors Endowment $0 Kingsley Community Endowment $0 MSU/Big Ten Fund for Safe & Healthy Kids THE ROCK: You Matter Programming $1,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse County Traverse Area Recreation and Transportation (TART) Trails, Inc. $3,000 Recycle-A-Bicycle $2,000 Campbell Endowment TART Trails Trail Etiquette Initiative $1,000 Land Use Conservation and Planning Endowment $0 Richard V. and Kimiko O. Williams Endowment Traverse Bay Children's Advocacy Center $6,820 Providing Justice Through TBCAC’s Intervention Services $6,820 Northwest Michigan Osteopathic Endowment $0 Boys and Girls Club Endowment Making Strides Towards A World Without Abuse $0 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth $0 MSU/Big Ten Fund for Safe & Healthy Kids Traverse City West Senior High $8,781.10 Thespian Festival $0 Titan Excellence Fund $4,900 TCAPS Academic Excellence Fund Metacognition of Formal Assessments $300 Titan Excellence Fund $0 TCAPS Academic Excellence Fund Model United Nations Team $0 Titan Excellence Fund $0 TCAPS Academic Excellence Fund WSH Native American Club $168.80 Titan Excellence Fund $332 TCAPS Academic Excellence Fund Travel to Japan $0 Titan Excellence Fund $0 TCAPS Academic Excellence Fund Travel Abroad to Italy $0 Titan Excellence Fund $0 TCAPS Academic Excellence Fund Access to Online Tech Resources $720 Titan Excellence Fund $0 TCAPS Academic Excellence Fund 4 function calculators for all personal finance rooms $300 Titan Excellence Fund $0 TCAPS Academic Excellence Fund Building Thinking Classrooms $0 Titan Excellence Fund $1,139.10 TCAPS Academic Excellence Fund Empowering Creative Expression with Copic Markers $421.20 Titan Excellence Fund $0 TCAPS Academic Excellence Fund Traverse City West Robotics Team/Digital Camera $0 Titan Excellence Fund $500 TCAPS Academic Excellence Fund Trinity Lutheran Church $6,900 Trail Life USA $6,900 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth Vasa Ski Club $5,000 Vasa Family Ski $5,000 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth $0 Boys and Girls Club Endowment $0 Healthy Youth and Healthy Seniors Endowment $0 Joan Rajkovich McGarry Family Education Endowment Village of Elk Rapids $5,000 Elk Rapids Raingarden Renovation $5,000 Elk Rapids Area Community Endowment Women's Resource Center for the Grand Traverse Area $25,439 Keeping Survivors of Abuse and their Children Safe – Emergency Shelter Program $3,000 Campbell Endowment $2,839 GT Families in Action for Youth Endowment $5,000 MSU/Big Ten Fund for Safe & Healthy Kids $500 Suttons Bay and Bingham Endowment $4,600 Youth Endowment- Benzie County $4,500 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse $5,000 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska County $0 Boys and Girls Club Endowment $0 Healthy Youth and Healthy Seniors Endowment $0 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth Young Marines of Traverse City $10,000 Young Marine leadership training, confidence course safety improvements, historical education trip. $10,000 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth Total Awards: $362,816.10 - 2023 Youth Endowment Grant Awards
Program Name/Purpose of Grant Award Endowment Awarded From Acme Christian Thrift Store & Food Pantry (ACTS) $3,500 ACTS Food Pantry $1,500 Youth Endowment- Antrim County $2,000 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska County Benzie Area Christian Neighbors $4,600 KINship – Kids in Need $4,600 Youth Endowment- Benzie County Child & Family Services of Northwestern Michigan $7,100 YouthWork Conservation Corps $1,000 Youth Endowment- Antrim County $4,600 Youth Endowment- Benzie County $1,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse County $500 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska County El Grupo Norte Youth Cycling $2,500 Spring & Fall Youth Adventure Bike Club $2,500 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse Frankfort Elberta Area Schools $700 Frankfort Middle School Library $700 Youth Endowment- Benzie County Free Rein Farm $2,000 Equine Assisted Learning, Youth Program Matching Sponsorships $2,000 Youth Endowment- Antrim County Friends of the Garden Theater $600 Stories That Heal Light House Festival $600 Youth Endowment- Benzie County Generations Ahead $1,800 Program Engagement $600 Youth Endowment- Benzie County $200 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse County $1,000 Youth Endowment- Leelanau County Grand Traverse Dyslexia Association $12,200 Tuition Assistance Project $4,500 Youth Endowment- Antrim County $1,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse County $4,200 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska County $2,500 Youth Endowment- Leelanau County Immigration Law & Justice Michigan $2,500 Support and expand free immigration legal services for children and youth $2,500 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse County Inland Seas Education Association $1,000 Young Women in STEM Great Lakes 3-Day Sailing Experience $1,000 Youth Endowment- Leelanau County Kalkaska High School $500 Cross Country/ Track & Field- Wood Memorial Trout Run $500 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska County Kids On The Go - Traverse City $1,500 Therapy Camp Program Development $500 Youth Endowment- Benzie County $1,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse County Make-A-Wish Michigan $2,000 Wish Granting $1,000 Youth Endowment- Benzie County $1,000 Youth Endowment- Leelanau County Michael's Place $7,000 Serving Bereaved Youth and Children through Support, Advocacy, and Education $2,000 Youth Endowment- Antrim County $1,000 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska County $4,000 Youth Endowment- Leelanau County National Alliance on Mental Illness Grand Traverse $6,800 Northwest Michigan Youth Mental Health Initiative $2,200 Youth Endowment- Antrim County $1,000 Youth Endowment- Benzie County $1,000 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska County $2,600 Youth Endowment- Leelanau County Northwest Michigan Mountain Bike Association $500 Vasa Bike Park $500 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse County $0 Youth Endowment- Antrim County $0 Youth Endowment- Leelanau County PoWeR! Book Bags $9,000 PoWeR! Book Bags School Literacy Give-Aways $3,500 Youth Endowment- Antrim County $1,000 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska County $4,500 Youth Endowment- Leelanau County $0 Youth Endowment- Benzie County Project Feed the Kids $3,000 Project Feed the kids $3,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse County Right Tree $500 Community Art $500 Youth Endowment- Antrim County SEEDS Ecology and Education Centers $1,000 SEEDS Youth Advisory Council $1,000 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska County $0 Youth Endowment- Benzie County $0 Youth Endowment- Leelanau County Step Up Northern Michigan $1,000 The Maverick Enrichment Program $1,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse County The Dream Team Northern Michigan $4,000 Dream Team Northern Michigan $1,000 Youth Endowment- Antrim County $2,000 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska County $1,000 Youth Endowment- Leelanau County The Friendship Community Center $600 Alternative Spring Break for Leelanau County Teens $600 Youth Endowment- Leelanau County The ROCK of Kingsley Youth Center $1,000 THE ROCK: You Matter Programming $1,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse County Women's Resource Center for the Grand Traverse Area $14,100 Keeping Survivors of Abuse and their Children Safe – Emergency Shelter Program $4,600 Youth Endowment- Benzie County $4,500 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse $5,000 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska County Total Awards: $91,000 - 2022 Fall Grant Awards
Program Name/Purpose of Grant Award Endowment Awarded From Acme Christian Thrift Store and Food Pantry $11,500 ACTS Food Pantry $1,000 Youth Endowment- Antrim $2,000 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska $3,500 Campbell Endowment ACTS Generator $5,000 Elk Rapids Area Community Endowment American Red Cross of Northern Michigan $4,000 Disaster Relief/Home Fire Campaign $4,000 Campbell Endowment Arts for All of Northern Michigan $7,900 Art Escapes $2,500 Youth Endowment- Antrim $2,400 Youth Endowment- Benzie $3,000 Youth Endowment- Leelanau Bellaire Public Schools $1,540 Bellaire Biking $500 Northwest Michigan Osteopathic Endowment $1,040 Healthy Youth and Healthy Seniors Endowment Bethany Christian Services $10,100 Safe Families for Children $1,800 Youth Endowment- Antrim $1,500 Youth Endowment- Benzie $1,800 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse $2,000 Youth Endowment- Leelanau $3,000 Campbell Endowment Catholic Charities West Michigan $1,000 Parenting Journey $1,000 Youth Endowment- Benzie Child and Family Services of Northwestern Michigan $29,300 YouthWork Conservation Corps $2,400 Youth Endowment- Benzie $2,000 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska $2,500 Youth Endowment- Leelanau $1,040 John N. Barnes Environmental Education Endowment $1,000 Land Use Conservation and Planning Endowment $12,000 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth Supporting Success: Finding and Supporting Foster Families $3,360 Campbell Endowment Counselors Care $2,000 Boys & Girls Club Endowment YES: The Youth Empowerment for Success Program $3,000 Grand Traverse Families in Action for Youth Endowment Discovery Center Great Lakes $2,750 Discovery Pier Improvement Project $2,750 Richard V. and Kimiko O. Williams Endowment Do A Little Good $2,000 The Do a Little Good Pantry Program $2,000 Youth Endowment- Antrim Friendship Community Center $12,500 Leelanau Investing for Teens (LIFT) $3,000 Joan Rajkovich McGarry Family Education Endowment $2,500 Suttons Bay Bingham Endowment $4,000 Campbell Endowment $1,500 Genuine Leelanau Charitable Endowment $1,500 Healthy Youth and Healthy Seniors Endowment Generations Ahead $10,500 Infant/Toddler Child Care Program at TCHS $3,500 Campbell Endowment Internship Project $4,000 Campbell Endowment $3,000 Grand Traverse Families in Action for Youth Endowment Glen Arbor Arts Center $200 Learning in the Arts Mentoring Program (L.A.M.P.) $200 Youth Endowment- Benzie Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools $15,000 GTACS Robotics and STEM Programs $15,000 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth Grand Traverse Community Enrichment $2,000 Youth Travel Seminar 2022-2023 $1,500 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska $500 Youth Endowment- Leelanau Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Office $10,000 Pugsley Concrete Project $10,000 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth Grand Traverse Dysexia Association $19,100 Tuition Assistance Project $3,000 Youth Endowment- Antrim $4,100 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse $3,000 Youth Endowment- Leelanau $3,000 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth $3,500 Campbell Endowment $2,500 Genuine Leelanau Charitable Endowment Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy $4,000 Pyatt Lake: The Bill Carls Nature Preserve- Proposed Trails and Boardwalks $4,000 Land Use Conservation and Planning Endowment Habitat for Humanity Grand Traverse Region $3,500 Maple City Crossings $3,500 Campbell Endowment Honor Area Restoration Project $1,800 Platte River Park: Expanding Universal Fishing Access on the Platte River $1,800 Access to Recreation Endowment Inland Seas Education Association $9,040 Hands-On Great Lakes Education: Personal Connection Leads to Stewardship $1,040 John N. Barnes Environmental Education Endowment $2,000 Suttons Bay Bingham Endowment $1,000 Genuine Leelanau Charitable Endowment Great Lakes Watershed Exploration Programs $5,000 Land Use Conservation and Planning Endowment Junior Achievement of Northwest Michigan $9,500 Empowering Youth of Elk Rapids $2,000 Elk Rapids Area Education Endowment Empowering Youth of Traverse City $7,500 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth Kalkaska Public Schools $1,150 Read Live $1,150 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska Kids on the Go $8,000 Traverse City Program Development $1,000 Youth Endowment- Antrim $1,000 Youth Endowment- Benzie $2,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse $1,000 Joan Rajkovich McGarry Family Education Endowment $3,000 Campbell Endowment Leelanau Christian Neighbors $3,500 Food Pantry- Purchase of Protein $3,500 Campbell Endowment Leo Creek Preserve $1,000 Educational Displays $1,000 Suttons Bay Bingham Endowment Michael's Place $13,000 Bridging Gaps in Bereavement Services for Youth and Schools $2,000 Youth Endowment- Antrim $3,000 Youth Endowment- Benzie $3,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse $4,000 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska $1,000 Youth Endowment- Leelanau Mission Blues $4,200 Snorkel Camp $200 Youth Endowment- Benzie $4,000 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth Newton's Road $8,240 Full STEAM Ahead $2,000 Elk Rapids Area Education Endowment $1,000 Suttons Bay Bingham Endowment $4,000 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth $1,000 Genuine Leelanau Charitable Endowment $240 Boys and Girls Club Endowment Northwest Michigan Supportive Housing $3,500 Support for client services $3,500 Campbell Endowment Paddle Antrim $12,680 Improvements to Elk Rapids Rotary Park $5,000 Elk Rapids Area Community Endowment $7,680 Land Use Conservation and Planning Endowment Planned Parenthood of Michigan $2,300 Planting Seeds of Change $2,300 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse PoWeR! Book Bags $18,200 School Vacation Literacy Give Aways 2022-2023 $1,500 Youth Endowment- Benzie $4,000 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska $1,700 Youth Endowment- Leelanau PoWeR! Book Bags at the Antrim County Health Department for children 0-5 $2,000 Elk Rapids Area Community Endowment $2,000 Elk Rapids Area Education Endowment PoWeR! Book Bags at LCN and the Leelanau County Health Department $1,000 Suttons Bay Bingham Endowment $1,000 Genuine Leelanau Charitable Endowment PoWeR! Book Bags at the Salvation Army and Grace Episcopal Pantry $3,500 Campbell Endowment PoWeR! Book Bags and Kingsley Preschool $1,500 Kingsley Community Endowment Project Feed the Kids $3,850 Project Feed the Kids $3,850 Campbell Endowment Project Unity for Life $3,500 Maintenance Fund $3,500 Campbell Endowment Right Tree $3,700 The MAD Club -- an after school drop-in program for middle school girls $1,700 Youth Endowment- Antrim MAD Club Community Service $2,000 Elk Rapids Area Community Endowment Ronald McDonald House of Western Michigan $1,500 Family Support Program 2022 $1,500 Youth Endowment- Leelanau SEEDS Ecology and Education Centers $5,500 The SEEDS Wood Rescue and Reforestation Initiative $4,000 Land Use Conservation and Planning Endowment $1,500 Healthy Youth and Healthy Seniors Endowment Spark in the Dark $4,000 Mental Health Fund $4,000 Campbell Endowment Suttons Bay Public Schools $3,500 Exposures 2023 $500 Youth Endowment- Leelanau $1,000 Suttons Bay Bingham Endowment $1,000 Genuine Leelanau Charitable Endowment Suttons Bay FIRST Robotics $1,000 Suttons Bay Bingham Endowment The Antrim Foundation $2,500 Positive Youth Mental Health Outcomes: Counseling, Community, and Connectivity in Antrim County $2,500 Youth Endowment- Antrim The ROCK of Kingsley $11,922 General Operating $8,725 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth After-School Art & Music Program $1,250 Healthy Youth and Healthy Seniors Endowment $1,947 Kingsley Community Endowment Traverse Area Recreation and Transportation Trails, Inc. (TART) $1,500 Recycle A Bicycle 2023 $1,500 Campbell Endowment Traverse Bay Children's Advocacy Center $24,000 Crucial Needs on the Front Lines $14,000 Northwest Michigan Osteopathic Endowment $10,000 MSU/Big 10 Fund for Safe & Healthy Kids Endowment Traverse City Area Public Schools $7,949 Blair Elementary: Lijewski and Sinx-King/Ready Readers $500 TCAPS Academic Excellence Endowment Eastern Elementary: LaBarre/Coding Critters $483 TCAPS Academic Excellence Endowment Traverse City West: Ivester/Just Supplies for Classroom Lessons $128 Titan Excellence Endowment Traverse City West: Gillespie/Gizmos Explore Learning Science Simulation Platform $300 Titan Excellence Endowment $620 TCAPS Academic Excellence Endowment Traverse City West: Griesinger/Real World Math $170 Titan Excellence Endowment Traverse City West: Cole/Model United Nations $120 Titan Excellence Endowment $1,200 TCAPS Academic Excellence Endowment Traverse City West: Cole/Debate Team $100 Titan Excellence Endowment $1,700 TCAPS Academic Excellence Endowment Traverse City West: Tenbusch/Newspaper Digital Aids $250 Titan Excellence Endowment Traverse City West: Griesinger/Generation Genius $355 Titan Excellence Endowment Traverse City West: Heydlauff/Biology Models $400 Titan Excellence Endowment $600 TCAPS Academic Excellence Endowment Traverse City West: Heydlauff/Genius Square $152 Titan Excellence Endowment $68 TCAPS Academic Excellence Endowment Traverse City West: Brisbois/AP Environmental Science $803 TCAPS Academic Excellence Endowment VASA Ski Club $15,250 Youth Cross-Country Ski Teaching Program $4,000 Joan Rajkovich McGarry Family Education Endowment $10,000 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth $1,250 Healthy Youth and Healthy Seniors Endowment WIA-IAM, Inc. and STR8TALK $3,000 STR8TALK $700 Youth Endowment- Antrim $800 Youth Endowment- Benzie $1,500 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska Whistle Stop Learning Center $300 Outdoor Play at Whistle Stop Learning Center $300 Youth Endowment- Benzie Women's Resource Center for the Grand Traverse Area $20,030 WRC Advocacy Program $3,900 Youth Endowment- Benzie $5,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse $2,050 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska $2,500 Youth Endowment- Leelanau Helen's House, Emergency Shelter $500 Suttons Bay Bingham Endowment $3,500 Campbell Endowment $1,580 Genuine Leelanau Charitable Endowment $1,000 Boys and Girls Club Endowment Young Marines of Traverse City $5,000 Required Education for Young Marines and Adult Staff $5,000 Jim Tompkins Endowment for Youth Total Awards: $360,001 - 2022 Youth Endowment Grant Awards
Program Name/Purpose of Grant Award Endowment Awarded From Acme Christian Thrift Store and Food Pantry $3,000 ACTS Food Pantry $1,000 Youth Endowment‐ Antrim $2,000 Youth Endowment‐ Kalkaska Arts for All of Northern Michigan $7,900 Art Escapes $2,500 Youth Endowment‐ Antrim $2,400 Youth Endowment‐ Benzie $3,000 Youth Endowment‐ Leelanau Bethany Christian Services $7,100 Safe Families for Children $1,800 Youth Endowment‐ Antrim $1,500 Youth Endowment‐ Benzie $1,800 Youth Endowment‐ Grand Traverse $2,000 Youth Endowment‐ Leelanau Catholic Charities West Michigan $1,000 Parenting Journey $1,000 Youth Endowment‐ Benzie Child and Family Services of Northwestern Michigan $6,900 YouthWork Conservation Corps $2,400 Youth Endowment‐ Benzie $2,000 Youth Endowment‐ Kalkaska $2,500 Youth Endowment‐ Leelanau Do A Little Good $2,000 The Do a Little Good Pantry Program $2,000 Youth Endowment‐ Antrim Glen Arbor Arts Center $200 Learning in the Arts Mentoring Program (L.A.M.P.) $200 Youth Endowment‐ Benzie Grand Traverse Community Enrichment $2,000 Youth Travel Seminar 2022‐2023 $1,500 Youth Endowment‐ Kalkaska $500 Youth Endowment‐ Leelanau Grand Traverse Dysexia Association $10,100 Tuition Assistance Project $3,000 Youth Endowment‐ Antrim $4,100 Youth Endowment‐ Grand Traverse $3,000 Youth Endowment‐ Leelanau Kalkaska Public Schools $1,150 Read Live $1,150 Youth Endowment‐ Kalkaska Kids on the Go $4,000 Traverse City Program Development $1,000 Youth Endowment‐ Antrim $1,000 Youth Endowment‐ Benzie $2,000 Youth Endowment‐ Grand Traverse Michael's Place $13,000 Bridging Gaps in Bereavement Services for Youth and Schools $2,000 Youth Endowment‐ Antrim $3,000 Youth Endowment‐ Benzie $3,000 Youth Endowment‐ Grand Traverse $4,000 Youth Endowment‐ Kalkaska $1,000 Youth Endowment‐ Leelanau Mission Blues $200 Snorkel Camp $200 Youth Endowment‐ Benzie Planned Parenthood of Michigan $2,300 Planting Seeds of Change $2,300 Youth Endowment‐ Grand Traverse PoWeR! Book Bags $7,200 School Vacation Literacy Give Aways 2022‐2023 $1,500 Youth Endowment‐ Benzie $4,000 Youth Endowment‐ Kalkaska $1,700 Youth Endowment‐ Leelanau Right Tree $1,700 The MAD Club ‐‐ an after school drop‐in program for middle school girls $1,700 Youth Endowment‐ Antrim Ronald McDonald House of Western Michigan $1,500 Family Support Program 2022 $1,500 Youth Endowment‐ Leelanau Suttons Bay Public Schools $500 Exposures 2023 $500 Youth Endowment‐ Leelanau The Antrim Foundation $2,500 Positive Youth Mental Health Outcomes: Counseling, Community, and Connectivity in Antrim County $2,500 Youth Endowment‐ Antrim WIA‐IAM, Inc. and STR8TALK $3,000 STR8TALK $700 Youth Endowment‐ Antrim $800 Youth Endowment‐ Benzie $1,500 Youth Endowment‐ Kalkaska Whistle Stop Learning Center $300 Outdoor Play at Whistle Stop Learning Center $300 Youth Endowment‐ Benzie Women's Resource Center for the Grand Traverse Area $13,450 WRC Advocacy Program $3,900 Youth Endowment‐ Benzie $5,000 Youth Endowment‐ Grand Traverse $2,050 Youth Endowment‐ Kalkaska $2,500 Youth Endowment‐ Leelanau Total Awards: $91,000